Bokaro
district of Jharkhand has total population of
2,062,330
as per the Census 2011. Out of which
1,072,807
are males while
989,523
are females. In 2011 there were total
394,918
families residing in Bokaro district. The Average Sex
Ratio of Bokaro district is
922.

As per Census 2011 out of total population,
47.7%
people lives in Urban areas while
52.3%
lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81% while that in the rural areas is 63.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Bokaro district is 899 while that of Rural areas is 944.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bokaro
district is 293786 which is
14%
of the total population. There are 152803 male children
and 140983 female children between the age 0-6 years.
Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bokaro is
923
which is
greater
than Average Sex Ratio (922) of Bokaro district.

The total literacy rate of
Bokaro district is
72.01%. The male literacy rate is 70.76% and the female
literacy rate is 51.99% in Bokaro district.

Population

2,062,330

Literacy

72.01%

Sex Ratio

922

To facilitate the administration, Bokaro district is further
divided into
9
Blocks (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting
sub-districts. Blocks consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Bokaro Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bokaro district.

Total

Male

Female

Children (Age 0-6)

293,786

152,803

140,983

Literacy

72.01%

70.76%

51.99%

Scheduled Caste

299,227

154,297

144,930

Scheduled Tribe

255,626

129,233

126,393

Illiterate

788,810

313,719

475,091

Caste-wise Population - Bokaro district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes
14.5%
while Schedule Tribe (ST) were
12.4%
of total population in Bokaro district of Jharkhand.

Total

Male

Female

Schedule Caste

299,227

154,297

144,930

Schedule Tribe

255,626

129,233

126,393

Religion-wise Population - Bokaro district

Religion

Total

Male

Female

Hindu

1,636,460

(79.35%)

853,598

782,862

Muslim

241,451

(11.71%)

125,472

115,979

Christian

13,730

(0.67%)

6,799

6,931

Sikh

4,174

(0.2%)

2,153

2,021

Buddhist

1,890

(0.09%)

1,570

320

Jain

2,045

(0.1%)

1,066

979

Other Religion

160,524

(7.78%)

81,026

79,498

No Religion Specified

2,056

(0.1%)

1,123

933

Literacy Rate - Bokaro district

The total literacy rate of
Bokaro district was 72.01% in 2011 which is
greater
than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total
1,273,520 literates,
males were 759,088 while females were 514,432.
Also the male literacy rate was 82.51% and the female
literacy rate was 60.63% in Bokaro district.

Bokaro district

Jharkhand

Female

60.63%

55.42%

Male

82.51%

76.84%

Total

72.01%

66.41%

Sex Ratio - Bokaro district

The Sex Ratio of Bokaro district is
922
. Thus for every 1000 men there were
922
females in Bokaro district. Also as per Census
2011, the Child Sex Ration was
923
which is
greater
than Average Sex Ratio (
922
) of Bokaro district.

Population Density - Bokaro district

The total area of Bokaro district is
2,883 km2.
Thus the density of Bokaro district is
715
people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of
Census 2011, around
437
sq. km. area is under urban region while
2,446
sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Bokaro district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Bokaro, 47.7% people lived in urban regions
while 52.3% in rural areas. The total figure of population
of urban population was 983,644 out of which 517,853 were males while remaining 465,791 were females.
In rural areas of Bokaro, male population was 554,954
while female population was 523,732.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Bokaro was 899 females per 1000 males.
Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Bokaro was 894
girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Bokaro were 124,092 which is 12.62% of total urban population.
Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Bokaro was 944 females
per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Bokaro was 944 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Bokaro for urban regions was 81.01 percent in which
males were 88.81% literate while female literacy stood at
72.35%. The total literate
population of Bokaro was 1,273,520. Similarly in rural areas of Bokaro, the
average literacy rate was 63.5 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females
stood at 76.41% and
49.81% respectively. Total literates in rural areas
of Bokaro were 577,178.

Rural

Urban

Population %

52.3%

47.7%

Total population

1,078,686

983,644

Male population

554,954

517,853

Female population

523,732

465,791

Sex ratio

944

899

Child sex ratio (0-6 age)

944

894

Child population

169,694

124,092

Literates

577,178

696,342

Average literacy

63.5%

81.01%

Male literacy

76.41%

88.81%

Female literacy

49.81%

72.35%

Child Population - Bokaro district

According to Census 2011, there were
293,786
children between age 0 to 6 years in Bokaro district. Out of
which
152,803
were male while
140,983
were female.

Working Population - Bokaro district

In Bokaro district out of total population, 685,368 were
engaged in work activities. 55.5% of
workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months)
while 44.5% were
involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 685,368 workers
engaged in Main Work, 50,940 were cultivators (owner or co-owner)
while 23,861 were Agricultural labourer.